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CVE-2022-22753

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Published: Dec 22, 2022Modified: Apr 16, 2025

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7.1
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.2 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

A Time-of-Check Time-of-Use bug existed in the Maintenance (Updater) Service that could be abused to grant Users write access to an arbitrary directory. This could have been used to escalate to SYSTEM access.<br>*This bug only affects Firefox on Windows. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 97, Thunderbird < 91.6, and Firefox ESR < 91.6.

Affected (3)

Mozilla
3 products
Firefox
Firefox Esr
Thunderbird
Configuration A
3 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Firefox
Before 97.0
Firefox Esr
Before 91.6
Thunderbird
Before 91.6
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Microsoft
Windows
All versions

Related CWEs

CWE-367
Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition
The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state.

References (8)

Source: security@mozilla.org
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: security@mozilla.org
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory

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